Canada, C.E.F. A US Issue Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Hold a maple leaf

a maple leaf

Awarded 23 May 1916

Group of Seven Miniatures - British War Medal (silver

clothing and equipment

maker marked "EW" on the ring

Canada, C.E.F. A US Issue Ross Rifle Bayonet, Mark II, Patent 1907, c. 1916 Hold a maple leafA Mark II, 1907 Patent, Ross Rifle Bayonet, measuring 410 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 257 mm long magnetic steel blade, demonstrating a modified, hand ground tip with a very sharp blade. The ricasso is unmarked on the obverse and reverse, with an intact short quillion and full muzzle ring. The grip consists of two wedges of walnut brown wood that are held together by a series of two horizontally mounted screws.